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Using a newly developed PBMC-based in vitro assay, a number of marketed vaginal products and excipients showed significant inactivation of a variety of X4 and R5 HIV of different clades. This knowledge of baseline anti-HIV activity of excipients and other vaginal products (cream/gel) is useful for the formu-lation and development of anti-HIV products.

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A population-level study of black-white racial disparity in gonorrhea found that several county-level variables were strongly associated with absolute (but not relative) disparity in rates of gonorrhea.

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A London STD medicine clinic was the first access point by three HIV negative immigrants diagnosed with typical tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis; an uncommon form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We describe and highlight our findings.

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In an STD cognitive-behavioral intervention study, the intervention had similar efficacy among African-American and Mexican-American women. However, African-American women had higher infection rates and reported more risky sexual behaviors.

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In a cross-sectional study in Cape Town, South Africa, 29% of women interviewed reported some type of intravaginal practice, primarily wiping inside the vagina with water and/or cloth. These practices were associated with prevalent HIV infection but not with other sexually transmitted diseases.

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A study examining concordance of self-reported sexual behaviors and attitudes among 112 heterosexual couples revealed high concor-dance on reports of relationship characteristics, sexual behaviors, and condom use and discordance on relationship power and sexual decision-making dominance. Substantial agreement was found between men’s perceptions of their partners’ attitudes and risky behavior and their partners’ reports; only fair agreement between women’s perceptions and their partners’ self-reports was found.